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A Hacker is Wiping Git Repositories and Asking for a Ransom

posted by Fnord666 on Monday May 06 2019, @07:47AM   Printer-friendly
from the aren't-they-already-public? dept.

MrPlow writes:

Submitted via IRC for SoyCow0152

Hundreds of developers have had had Git source code repositories wiped and replaced with a ransom demand.

The attacks started earlier today, appear to be coordinated across Git hosting services (GitHub, Bitbucket, GitLab), and it is still unclear how they are happening.

What it is known is that the hacker removes all source code and recent commits from vitcims' Git repositories, and leaves a ransom note behind that asks for a payment of 0.1 Bitcoin (~$570).

The hacker claims all source code has been downloaded and stored on one of their servers, and gives the victim ten days to pay the ransom; otherwise, they'll make the code public.

Source: https://www.zdnet.com/article/a-hacker-is-wiping-git-repositories-and-asking-for-a-ransom/

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  • (Score: 2, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 06 2019, @08:20AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 06 2019, @08:20AM (#839543)

    otherwise, they'll make the code public.

    Oh noes.... my open source code that was available for anyone to download will be released to the public.

    Seriously, if you don't want your code on the net, host your own server in-house. It's not rocket science and every in-house dev can have a "backup" on his/her system to work with.

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